Period cramps post partum?

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I remember from my first in 2023 that the first periods weren't great but soon settled to my pre pregnancy normal x

I’ve just got my first period since giving birth and it’s just how I remember it. Every woman is different though!

I can't remember if they were painful tbh and I haven't started mine again this time yet. I'm normally super light so all I remember is they were quite a bit heavier for the first two maybe three before going back to what they were before

How many weeks after you stopped bleeding did you get your first period? I’m 5 weeks Tuesday PP I stopped bleeding around week 3. Me and my partner have had intercourse but he didn’t ejaculate and I’m worried that I could maybe be pregnant again because of pre ejaculation…

I got my period exactly at 6 weeks postpartum and i had minor cramps but normally mine are more painful for the first day but this was before i went on birth control as when i came off birth control and got my first period before getting pregnant It was much more manageable than before

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